Just passing by Photo

Photographer’s Note

When I am in Kashgar I prefer to walk in the old city, where the Uyghur people lives and works. Most of the time it is very crowdy there and hard to take pictures because of so many people. But sometimes you are lucky and find a pieceful little place where there is a man waiting on the stairs just in enough sunlight. And feel more lucky when, out of the dark, a woman is passing by :-))

avene, Floydian, patdeph, Charo, quillo has marked this note useful

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boa (1282) 2009-03-20 5:26

Hi Reggy,
and i feel lucky to se this shot! Very fine moment from daily life and excellent colors, composition and very sharp. Well done!
Best regards
Boa

albertz (2310) 2009-03-20 5:53

i must say that you have few but beautiful photos in your gallery. this one is a very good snap at right place and time. Please keep on shooting...
Greetings from Thailand.

avene (10940) 2009-03-20 8:33

hi Reggy,
I like this photo a lot, I find it has a movie-scene quality, and reminds me a little of one of my favourite movies - "Postman in the mountains", despite the fact that the movie takes place in the countryside. calm, unhurried - that's how this scene looks to me. the touch of light in the foreground is beatiful, like a sun on Sunday morning shining in your bedroom (no idea if it makes sense, I guess I'm indulging in free flow of associations). great shot, love it.

best,
Kristine

vincz (19039) 2009-03-21 2:48

I love hiw you mage light. Darkness is all over in the back and the delicate light seems to be excatly where you want it to be. Beautiful one.

yaya13baut (2277) 2009-03-21 5:57

hi Reggy,
good light control : the woman comes from the shades to the light. She's quite, maybe thinking or dreaming to something while walking, she's away. Indeed, she didn't see the man looking at her.
good street scene.
Yannis

BennyV (4614) 2009-03-21 6:13

Dag Reggy,

Niet zo overweldigend mooi als je vorige (maar dat zou wel erg veel gevraagd zijn), maar toch ook heel geslaagd vind ik deze. Perfecte timing met de (bijna) wisseling van blikken en die stevige pas van de vrouw, mooi contrast met de zittende man. Ik hou ook van die gitzwarte duisternis waar de vrouw uit komt gestapt.

Momenteel staat hier "Who are you?" op, een nummer van Tom Waits, en op een of andere bizarre manier past dat zo mooi bij deze foto...twee passanten in een stad, Kashgar or elsewhere.

Benny

scalerman (25711) 2009-03-21 14:57

Reggy: as you know, this is my kind of image. These are the types of scenes I strive to capture. Perfect job here to my eyes. regards, c

Floydian (30970) 2009-03-22 7:34

Reggy,

Ik weet nog hoezeer je hier mee bezig was om het juiste licht te laten schijnen. Nog uit een tijdperk dat we flink aan het schilderen met licht waren ;-)
En ook al gebruiken we dit nu minder, het blijft nog steeds een bijzonder tooltje die als je het eenmaal begrijpt een heel mooi spel tussen licht en schaduw kan bewerkstelligen.
Een scene uit een toneelstuk, onrealistich mooi, mede dankzij de blik van de man en de kleding die men draagt.

Groetjes,

Henk

patdeph (17694) 2009-03-23 0:17

hello Reggy
wonderful scene!The lady is very well standing out the dark,and the light is just on the man!This light is so prefect that we could think that this is a scene of theatre!The 2 people are picturesque with their typical look,it's truly a splendid picture,I love it!
Regards
Pascale

Charo (31665) 2009-03-23 3:29

Hallo Reggy,
Welkom bij TE!
Enkele foto's, maar zeer goed gemaakt en met een uitstekende kwaliteit, zoals dit.
Interessante samenstelling met een groot beeld en details.
Gegroet,
Charo

ninaL (19450) 2009-03-23 23:18

Hi, Reggy.
One of the best photos about "passing people" I have seen on TE.
Because the most of them are without story.
Here, is a little "story" : the glimps of the man at this beautiful woman.
Great composition, well done.
Best regards. Grazyna.

Flavia (10202) 2009-03-26 4:42

Hi Reggy,

A simple combination of caracters that work very well, the olde man and its opposite a young woman, both in traditional clothes and in perfect simetry. Te light is absolutely perfect with a nice dark background that add a nice mood. I wish you posted more here on TE as your pictures are great and you have so much to share...

Regards,

Flavia

everlasting (10898) 2009-03-26 7:48

This looks like a scene from the theatre Reggy, so perfectly staged, so carefully captured. The sunlight is just enough.
Mooie toch

Manamo (3472) 2009-03-26 8:35

Reggy,
the light here is amazing. I mean, it's no spectacular sun light hitting the subjects, but more subtle light changes going from deep shadows to strong sunlight.
Someone mentions how the image is cinematographic and I agree. The set up of the scene and the interaction between the characters is very interesting.

For me, it's the light that makes this shot, but the moment is definitely great!

see you,

Marc

gmg (1911) 2009-03-26 14:48

You caught the moment!
TFS
gmg

quillo (7112) 2009-03-29 12:25

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Hola Reggy, I like .... a cinematographic scene
perishes with the actors in full representation,
with an excellent set and a light, for receiving
this special moment of the seated man looking
like the woman spends congratulations.

Un saludo y hasta pronto.

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crhieatt (5143) 2009-04-01 9:06

Reggy,
I don't know how you do this!! A simple scene, yet imbued with such significance, almost, it seems, simply through the quality of the photograph we are forced to look!
Marvellous!

Cheers
Colin

jrleborgne (1036) 2009-09-16 2:32

Bonjour reggy,

Superbe lumière naturelle en plus de la qualité quasi théâtrale de cette scène de rue prise sur le vif ( comme le soulignent plusieurs commentaires ).
A nous d'imaginer une histoire. Qu'est ce qui pourrait relier ces deux personnages ?
Bravo
Jean-Renaud